Executive Summary
Government Meeting. At the CFNHRI Biennial meeting, the Commission shared information
from its study on delivering the rights of older persons. Two video statements were submitted to
the 24th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council.
The Commission took part in the UN Universal Periodic Review process by submitting its
Stakeholder’s Report for Malaysia’s second cycle review. The Report was prepared after
consultations with the Government and its agencies, NGOs, the media and diplomatic corps. The
Commission attended, as an observer, the review process, during which 232 recommendations
were offered to Malaysia. The Government has committed to preliminary adoption of the
Outcome Report.
At the first meeting of the Steering Committee on the National Human Rights Action Plan, the
Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department presented a proposal paper on the
thrusts of the action plan and how it will be formulated. The Commission recommended the
inclusion of civil society representatives in the Steering Committee, and stressed the need for a
practicable action plan.
REPORT OF THE SABAH OFFICE
The Sabah Office received 235 complaints, of which 94 involved land matters. It provided logistical
support for the Commission’s activities on the NI Report, a forum on the rights of children with
learning disabilities and a seminar on the rights of older persons.
REPORT OF THE SARAWAK OFFICE
Land-related issues continued to dominate the complaints received at the Sarawak Office. Of
the 23 complaints recorded, 19 involved native customary rights to land. In tandem with the
Commission’s thematic studies, the Sarawak Office was involved in organising a forum on the
rights of children with learning disabilities and a seminar on the rights of older persons.
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